AP: Players Not Likely To Vote On Thursday To End NFL Lockout

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (CBS/AP) —A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that players are unlikely to vote Thursday on a tentative agreement to end the NFL lockout because they have not seen the full proposal approved by owners.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is supposed to be secret.

Owners overwhelmingly voted for a tentative agreement earlier Thursday, pending an OK from the players.

Players originally had been expected to vote Wednesday, but didn’t because there were unresolved issues.

They held a conference call after the owners voted.

Before the call began, NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith wrote in an email to the 32 team representatives: “There is no agreement between the NFL and the players at this time.”

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All owners approved the deal with the exception of Al Davis and the Raiders, he abstained from voting.

Thursday’s ratification came after a full day of meetings at an Atlanta-area hotel, where team executives pored over the terms of the deal.

Players still have to sign off on the deal. They didn’t vote on a full pact Wednesday because there were issues that had not been resolved. They plan to have a conference call later Thursday.